Unemployment rate unchanged 14th consecutive month

As 2025 draws to a close, North Carolina appears on track to finish the year with an unemployment rate that is better than ...
ncnewsonline.com

U.S. jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000 last week as concerns about labor market persist

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but remain in the same historically healthy ...

Iowa unemployment falls to 3.7% in September with job gains in education, construction

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, down from 3.8 percent the previous month, the ...

NC list ranks counties by economic health. How did Buncombe fare?

The North Carolina Department of Commerce ranks counties annually from most to least economically distressed. Some WNC counties fell in the rankings.
The Fayetteville Observer

Unemployment claims in North Carolina increased last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in North Carolina rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Buncombe Co. unemployment rate still 2nd highest in NC as hospitality jobs see slow return

In April, 6,634 people remained unemployed in Buncombe County. The county had an unemployment rate of 4.7%, tied with Mitchell County for the second highest county-level unemployment rate in the state ...